Benjamin Bowring and his descendants a record of mercantile achievement

A history of the Bowring family, a very successful family of merchants. While the book contains details of the family's ancestors who were traced back to 1303, it instead focuses on Benjamin Bowring, who arrived in Newfoundland in 1811 to open a clock and watch maker business, and his descendants. The Bowrings would later become one of the most important and successful mercantile families in Newfoundland historyA Devonshire lineage -- The founder -- His four sons -- A third generation -- The twentieth century -- Newfoundland, New York, and London -- Biographical -- Sources -- Appendix. Sailing vessels owned by the Bowring firm, 1818-1918 -- List of vessels owned by the Bowring firm, 1818-1937 -- List of ship masters who served the firm, 1822-1900 -- List of Newfoundland sealing masters -- Some pages from a shipowner's notebook, 1843 -- Some rapid passages -- Miniature paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1773-1808, by Benjamin and Josiah Bowring -- Index -- A genealogyIncludes bibliographical references (page 191) and inde